The respiratory center of the brain (taking into account input from chemoreceptors, pulmonary stretch receptors, and higher centers of the brain to determine respiratory output) is an example of a ________ circuit.

A. reverberating
B. converging
C. parallel after-discharge
D. diverging


Answer: B

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Fill in the blank with correct word.

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